JATBL - WAKO
Thu, 15 Feb
|The Blue Lamp
Four Norwegian improvisers with an utter disregard for purism, and a reckless attitude towards taking musical risks


Time & Location
15 Feb 2024, 19:30
The Blue Lamp, 121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen AB25 1BU, UK
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Four Norwegian improvisers with an utter disregard for purism, and a reckless attitude towards taking musical risks - Wako explore their very own language and approach to music.
With six albums, hundreds of live performances under their belt, Norwegian grammy nominee Wako plays with an authority and personality that places them at the forefront of Nordic jazz.
Line up:
Martin Myhre Olsen - saxophones
Kjetil Mulelid - piano
Bárður Reinert Poulsen - double bass
Simon Olderskog Albertsen - drums
"pleb Yalu" - Live @Store Studio:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jbo54f-6ZA
«Alt det vi tapte» - Live @Jazz-Schmiede Düsseldorf:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnhjsA582pk
Quotes:
- “a beautiful and powerful jazz album by a jazz quartet that once again proves to be one of the most interesting jazz quartets in Europe” - Written in Music (NL)
- “The band’s music captures something very special here – an indefinable spirit. Out of the new comes something fresh and inspiring… a little gem of an album” - UKVibe (UK)
- “The music of Wako both soars to great heights and dives breathlessly into the chasms of harmony” - Dave Sumner (bandcamp)